The Tyger by William Blake

What poem is connected to The Tyger?

• Holy Thursday
• The Chimney Sweeper
• The Lamb
• London

How is the experience represented in this poem?

• Experience is represented throughout the poem by references to Lucifer and God 
• Experience is represented throughout the poem by the tiger itself
• Experience is represented throughout the poem by detailed image of the tiger
• Experience is represented throughout the poem by the repeated questions that Blake asks

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What is Blake trying to say?

• Blake is trying to say ask God what he's doing with life 
• Blake is trying to express his questions in God’s actions and why he creates such evil when he creates goodness as well
• Blake is trying to make everyone question God
• Blake is trying to exress his undying love to God and show his full support on God's actions both good and bad

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What is the tiger symbolic of?

• courage and strength
• evil and darkness
• the savage part of the world
• natural instincts

Why are the first and last stanzas the same?

• because his question of God's creation wasn't answered
• because it rhymes
• because he needed  one more stanza in the poem
• because he was lazy

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Why does Blake directly address the tiger?

• the tiger is directly addressed because the tiger is the title of the poem
• the tiger is directly addressed because it symbolizes a certain darkness in the world
• the tiger is directly addressed because it is a common feared animal
• the tiger is directly addressed because Blake ran out of animals to confront

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What does Blake mean by the phrase "fearful symmetry"?

• "fearful symmetry" means that any type of symmetry should be feared
• "fearful symmetry" means Blake is scared of symmetry
• "fearful symmetry" is a direct reference to the similarities between Lucifer and Angels
• "fearful symmetry" means that the tiger is symmetric and is very scary

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Why does Blake use the word "what" instead of the word "who?"

•  Blake uses the word "what" instead of the word "who" because he's talking the tiger
•  Blake uses the word "what" instead of the word "who" because he's questioning a force in the universe
•  Blake uses the word "what" instead of the word "who" because he's speaking to himself
•  Blake uses the word "what" instead of the word "who" because he's questioning God

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